RAG and search
How to extract meaning from charts and tables in PDFs
Our short summary of Weaviate’s engineering write-up. The full story, with all the detail, is on their blog.
Read the full write-up on weaviate.io (opens in a new tab)Problem
Users couldn’t find data hidden in charts or tables inside PDFs, so answers were wrong or missing.
Solution
They built a RAG system that embeds whole PDF pages as images, letting a late‑interaction model see charts and tables directly without extra OCR or chunking steps.
Want the architecture, code and numbers? They’re in the original post.
Read the full write-up on weaviate.io (opens in a new tab)
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